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What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?

A. 21,000 km

B. 16,800 km

C. 18,600 km

D. 12,500 km

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C. 18,600 km


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Nearest star from the earth after Sun is

A. Proxima Centaury

B. Alfa Centaury

C. Dog Star

D. Constellation

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Which one of the following conditions is moat relevant for the presence of life on Mars?

A. Atmospheric composition

B. Thermal conditions

C. Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water

D. Occurrence of ozone

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An ancient star that has collapsed matter so dense that It creates gravitational force so powerful that even light also does not escape. It Is called

A. QSO

B. Black Hole

C. Neutron Star

D. Black Dwarf

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What is the difference between a lake and a tank?

A. A lake is small and a tank is big

B. A lake has flowing water, a tank has still water

C. A lake is a geographical feature, a tank is not

D. Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is man-made

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A celestial body having its own heat and light is called

A. Planet

B. Moon

C. Star

D. Satellite

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Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?

A. The Dead Sea

B. The Aral Sea

C. The Caspian Sea

D. Lake Baikal

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The Sun experiences magnetic storms and this Interferes with the magnetic field oC the Earth and produces light which are called

A. Quasars

B. Polar Auroras

C. Meteorites

D. Pulsar

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Relatively cool spots of the Sun are called __ while relatively hot spots of the Sun are called __.

A. Fusionspot, Facu1ae

B. Sunspot, Faculae

C. Faculae, Sunspot

D. Sunspot, Hotspot

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What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?

A. 21,000 km

B. 16,800 km

C. 18,600 km

D. 12,500 km

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The term 'syzygy' is referred to when the

A. Earth is at prihelion and Moon at perigee

B. Earth is at aphelion and Moon at apogee

C. Moon and Sun are at right angles with reference to the Earth

D. Moon, Sun and Earth lie along a straight line

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In which direction la the Tropic oC Capricorn in relation to the Equator?

A. North

B. South

C. East

D. West

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What is the name of the planet which takes 88 days to make one revolution of the Sun?

A. Venus

B. Mercury

C. Pluto

D. Neptune

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Which two Planets do not have any satellites?

A. Venus and Mercury

B. Venus and Uranus

C. Venus and Neptune

D. Mercury and Uranus

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If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the \

A. Equator

B. Tropic of Cancer

C. South Pole

D. North Pole

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A celestial body consisting of a gaseous cloud enveloping a bright nucleus moving around the Sun in an elliptical or parabolic orbit so eccentrically that some escapes from the Solar Systems is called

A. Comet

B. Great Bear

C. Meteores

D. Asteroides

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What is the average radius of the Earth?

A. 6071km

B. 6571km

C. 6371km

D. 6771 km

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Which star la called the brightest star (Dog star)?

A. Sirius

B. Proxima Centaury

C. Orion

D. Pole Star

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Big Bang Theory' explains

A. the formation of universe

B. the origin and evolution of earth's crust

C. formation of Solar System

D. formation of constellation

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Sidereal means

A. Pertaining or referring to the stars

B. Pertaining or referring to the moon

C. Pertaining or referring to the Sun

D. Pertaining' or referring to the cosmic bodies

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The date on which the Sun is vertical over the 'Tropic of Cancer' is

A. June-21

B. December-22

C. March-21

D. September-23

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Oldest object in the Solar System is __.

A. Titania

B. Titan

C. Miranda

D. Europa

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What happens during the equinoxes?

A. The countries along the Equator are in darkness

B. The countries along the Equator are at their hottest

C. The countries along the Equator are at their wettest

D. The Sun shines vertically over the Equator

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To a space traveller stationed in Moon, during the day time the lunar sky will appear

A. Blue

B. White

C. Black

D. Crimson Red

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When the earth is at its minimum distance from the Sun, it is said to be

A. Perigee

B. Apogee

C. Perihelion

D. Aphelion

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The visible surface of the sun is known as

A. Chromosphere

B. Sunspots

C. Sun surface

D. Photosphere

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Arrange the Inner Planets in decreasing order of their distances from the Sun.
1. Earth
2. Mercury
3. Venus
4. Mars
5. Neptune

A. 1, 4, 3, 2

B. 4, 2, 1, 3

C. 4, 1, 2, 3

D. 4, 1, 3, 2

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Polar circumference of the Earth is

A. 40000 km

B. 4000 km

C. 50000 km

D. 5000 km

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What part of the moon's surface is never visible from the earth?

A. 1.41

B. 1.47

C. 0.59

D. 0.5

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Which of the following is known as 'King of Planets'?

A. Earth

B. Jupiter

C. Mercury

D. Venus

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The planet of lowest density (0.69) is __ .

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Neptune

D. Pluto